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Monday, April 30, 2012

Week #112 - 'Spring is Love'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week I am our host and I have chosen the theme of 'Spring is Love' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and I ask that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS FROM THE PHOTO and INCLUDE FLOWERS, POLKA DOTS and a HEART!


Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Birgit Johansson - Cards R Fun!  Birgit earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #100 challenge - 'Candy Hearts'. 



And some more beautiful inspiration from our April Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    



Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures
Sooo Big



Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Sooo Big




Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Sooo Big



Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Sooo Big



Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Sooo Big



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Sooo Big



Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Little Darlings Rubber Stamps!

Welcome to the home of Little Darlings Rubber Stampes!  Here you can also find paper, sentiment stamps, tools and other embellishments, for all your crafting needs.

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps is please to offer this week's Tea Room winner one stamp set of their choice!
 
Please link your creations below by Sunday, May 6th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, May 7th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 7th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!


Weel #111 'April Showers' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'April Showers' challenge -- we received 75 BEAUTIFUL cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!!  We also would like to recognize and thank our 2,076 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Christine Penaflor for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lori Ulrich for joining us as our April Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, The Cutting Cafe, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!!  Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week!   And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'April Showers' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Andrea Ewen #3

2.  Rebecca Deeprose #6

3.  Loriete #12

4.  Carole #18

5.  Diane H. #22

6.  Ludkasz #38

7.  Mindy Baxter #44


10.  Karien #66

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Sassy #2

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Stacy T. #58!  WOW!!!  Simply STUNNING are the words that came to mind when I saw Stacy's project this week ... absolutely perfect for our 'April Showers' photo inspired challenge this week!  Thanks for sharing your talents with us this week in the Tea Room :)




Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please grab your badges from our sidebar that you can proudly display on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our sidebar in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Week #111 - 'April Showers'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Starr is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'April Showers' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration and Starr asks that you create a card or project inspired by the COLORS IN THE PHOTO and USE LACE or RIBBON plus FLOWERS!


Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Christine Penaflor - Creative Journey!  Christine earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #98 challenge - 'Sparkly & Bright'. 



And some more beautiful inspiration from our April Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    



Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures
Jar Shaped Card


Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Tea Pot Shaped Card



Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Jar Shaped Card & Sentiment from Flower Pot Shaped Card



Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Umbrella Shaped Card



Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Tea Pot Shaped Card



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
House Shaped Card



Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - The Cutting Cafe!



The Cutting Cafe


The Cutting Cafe is your one stop for affordable printable stamps and cutting files...We offer several different printable stamps in many occasions from birthdays to all holidays and we have one of the largest shaped card selection of cutting files. All of our cutting files come in svg, pdf and wpc.

This week's lucky winner will win three sets of choice from The Cutting Cafe!!!

 
Please link your creations below by Sunday, April 29th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, April 20th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 30th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!




Week #110 - 'Beautiful Roses' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'Beautiful Roses' challenge -- we received 102 STUNNING cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!!  We also would like to recognize and thank our 2,064 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room pink tea pot blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Magdalena Klementowicz for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lori Ulrich for joining us as our April Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, My Time Made Easy, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!!  Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week!   And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Beautiful Roses' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Sara S. #16

2. Kitka #19 and #68

3. Sassy #27

4. Lin Monika #30

5. Klaudia #34

6. MaDe #51

7.  Carole #58



THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Andrea Ewen #3

3.  Minna #35

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:


Michelle Bala #40!  The soft sweetness of this handmade frame with all it's lovely and treasured embellishments captured my heart this week!  The stamping directly onto the frame is so creative and I adore the banner, dress form, shabby seam binding and beautiful blooms!  Thank you, Michelle, for sharing your talents with us all this week!



Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please grab your badges from our sidebar that you can proudly display on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our sidebar in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes! 

Monday, April 16, 2012

Week #110 - 'Beautiful Roses'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Tammy is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Beautiful Roses' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...


... and Tammy asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo USING AQUA, PINK, NEUTRALS and FLOWERS!

Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Magdalena Klementowicz!  Magdalena earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #99 challenge - 'Love is in the Air'. 



And some more beautiful inspiration from our April Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    



Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures
Round and Round template, Dainty Damask paper, Round Off stamp set, Fine Finish cut file



Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
 Dainty Damask paper, Round Off stamp set




Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Dainty Damask paper, Round Off stamp set




Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Dainty Damask paper, Round and Round template




Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
Dainty Damask paper, Round and Round template



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
 Dainty Damask paper, Round Off stamp set



Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - My Time Made Easy!

My Time Made Easy™ LLC

My Time Made Easy provides you with the basics for creating your own coordinating handmade cards, tags, and gift packaging in no time. It is fun, affordable, and we made it easier than ever! I have always said that it really is all about the TOTAL package. Now you can afford to create and dress up the simplest of gifts on your own, and make them appear to be that much more special. Nothing says love like something handmade.

Lauren, owner of My Time Made Easy, has graciously donated a Round and Round template, Dainty Damask paper and Round Off stamp set for our lucky winner!!


 
Please link your creations below by Sunday, April 22nd to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, April 23rd. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 23rd as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!




Week #109 - 'Birthday Bash' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'Birthday Bash' challenge -- we received 53 ADORABLE cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!!  We also would like to recognize and thank our 2,034 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room pink tea pot blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Andrea Ewen for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lori Ulrich for joining us as our April Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Digital Delights by Louby Loo, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!!  Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week!   And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Birthday Bash' challenge:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1. Heidi D. #11

2. Rebecca Deeprose #13

3. Cathy Mc #14

4. Anne-Elise #15

5. Katie Tate #18

6. Bird #19

7. Bilgu #25



THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Tracy #9

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Joann #37!   Super-cute!!!  What an absolutely precious little cupcake purse Joann created for our Birthday Bash with a cupcake challenge this week!  I love how pretty the purse is and the extra special surprise is when you open it there is a sweet little cupcake inside -- LOVE!  Thank you, Joann, for sharing your inspiration with us all this week!



Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please grab your badges from our sidebar that you can proudly display on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our sidebar in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes! 

Monday, April 9, 2012

Week #109 - 'Birthday Bash'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Rebekah is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Birthday Bash' along with this scrumptious photo for inspiration ...



... and Rebekah asks that you create a BIRTHDAY card or project inspired by the photo and INCLUDE A CUPCAKE!

Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Andrea Ewen - Ewen Style!  Andrea earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #97 challenge - 'Gorgeous Gateaux'. 



And some more beautiful inspiration from our April Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    




Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures



Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog




Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question





Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio




Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase




Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness



Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor - Digital Delights By Louby Loo!


 Welcome to Digital Delights by Louby Loo, a magical place filled with digital creations from all walks of life. We are your one stop shop for all your digital stamps and digital products which are instantly downloadable. We also have a wide range of digital papers and svg cut files for all your crafting projects. Our low prices reflect our belief that crafting should not only be fun but affordable too!!

Other services include custom blog design and custom watermarks. Why wait for snail mail? Start creating with our instant downloads today.




 
Please link your creations below by Sunday, April 15th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, April 16th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 16th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!




Week #108 - ' Homegrown Flowers' WINNERS!

A big, shabby THANK YOU to all of our friends for being so supportive of this wonderful, fun, shabby little challenge blog!!! Such an fun week here in the Tea Room for our 'Homegrown Flowers' challenge -- we received 91 BEAUTIFUL cards and projects this week WOW - and the Shabby Girls enjoyed peeking at each and every single one of them!!  We also would like to recognize and thank our2,026 FABULOUS FOLLOWERS for peeking and joining in on the weekly challenges! We {heart} you all in the Tea Room so very much!!!

Don't forget ... if you're sporting either a Shabby Tea Room blinkie, Tea Time Terrific Top Three badge, Winner badge or Guest Designer badge, contact me via e-mail to be added to the Shabby Girlfriends Page!

Please join me in thanking Eugenia Kovtun for joining us in the Tea Room last week as our Guest Designer and thank you also to Lori Ulrich for joining us as our April Month-Long Special Guest Designer!

A very special thank you to our sponsor last week, Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More, for sponsoring the Tea Room challenge!

The Shabby Girls thank you ALL for sharing your special paper crafting talents with us here in the Tea Room! The talent and inspiration continuously amazes and inspires us all!!!  Your talent and creativity makes it nearly impossible to pick winners each week!   And now, without further ado, here are the creations that caught my eye this week for capturing the essence of the 'Homegrown Flowers' challenge by creating a project USING HANDMADE FLOWERS:

HONORABLE MENTION CUPS OF TEA:

1.  Andrea Ewen #6

2.  Joanna M. #11

3.  Lizzi #15, #31 and #53

4.  Bonya #28 and  #70

5. Anne-Elise #32

6.  Rebecca #38

7. Ragnhilda #39


10.  E.T. #89

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM TEA TIME TERRIFIC TOP THREE WINNERS:
 
1.  Sara S. #27

THE SHABBY TEA ROOM WINNER:

Tan #76!  Wow ... would you look at this bouquet of gorgeous HANDMADE FLOWERS!!!  I am over the moon with each sweet and precious little blossom ... each one unique in and of itself -- all with such pretty details added to enhance the blossoms beauty!  Thank you, Tan, for sharing this amazing creation with us all in the Tea Room this week!



Congratulations to ALL! Tea Time Terrific Top Three and Winner, please grab your badges from our sidebar that you can proudly display on your blogs! Winner, please contact me via e-mail to claim your prize!

Please be sure to review the rules on our sidebar in order to be considered for the weekly top honors and prizes!

Monday, April 2, 2012

Week #108 - 'Homegrown Flowers'

Hello shabby friends and welcome to another fun week of inspiration and creativity here in the Tea Room!  This week Lenet is our wonderful host and she has chosen the theme of 'Homegrown Flowers' along with this beautiful photo for inspiration ...


... and Lenet asks that you create a card or project inspired by the photo INCORPORATING HANDMADE FLOWERS!  The flowers must be handmade -- paper, fabric, felt ... anything, but cannot be manufactured.

Note: Because we are sponsored weekly by wonderful businesses who have graciously donated products and in the interest of fairness to all participants, any entries that do not follow our simple challenge rules will remain in the gallery but will not be eligible for the weekly prizes. Thanks for your understanding and participation!

I am pleased to introduce you all to this week's Guest Designer, Eugenia Kovtun!  Eugenia earned this Guest Designer spot for her win in the Tea Room during the Week #96 challenge - 'Vintage Boudoir'. 



And some more beautiful inspiration from our April Special MONTH-LONG Guest Designer ...    




Do you want to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer with the Shabby Girls?  It's as simple as participating in our weekly challenges and WOW-ing us with your projects!  The Shabby Girls might be calling on YOU to be the next Month-Long Guest Designer!!!

And now for some more GOR-JUS inspiration from the Shabby Girls ...

Debbie Marcinkiewicz -  Simple Treasures
Ornate Frame & Pretty Flowers





Fran Westmoreland - Purple Peanut's Crafty Blog
Easter Egg




Lenet Mos - To Scrap or Not to Scrap, That's the Question
Teapot





Rebekah Faries - Midnite Lullabies Studio
Easter Egg





Starr Timmons - The Paper Chase
English Teacup



Tammy Roberts - Paperie Sweetness
Flowers 'n Hearts & I Heart U


Now, hop on over to our Shabby Girl individual blogs to see lots more creative and beautiful inspiration!

 The Shabby Girls are pleased to welcome our sponsor Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!


Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish  Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5 digital stamps of their choice.

Please link your creations below by Sunday, April 8th to play along. Winner and Tea Time Terrific Top Three will be announced Monday, April 9th. We will have an all-new challenge for you to play along with on the 9th as well, so please come back and visit with us again for another chance to win!